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The Olympics

  1. sports
    World Swimming Just Issued a Blow to Trans AthletesThe organization banned transgender female athletes from competing in women’s events unless they transitioned before the age of 12.
    By Danielle Cohen
  2. 2022 winter olympics
    No One Was Happy at the Women’s Figure-Skating FinalsExcept Japanese bronze medalist Kaori Sakamoto.
    By Mia Mercado
  3. 2022 winter olympics
    A Russian Skater Won Olympic GoldBut not the one whom everyone expected.
    By Mia Mercado
  4. 2022 winter olympics
    Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski Said It All With Their SilenceThe two gave little commentary during Kamila Valieva’s performance after her positive drug test.
    By Mia Mercado
  5. 2022 winter olympics
    This Is Why You Don’t Let Mascots TalkBing Dwen Dwen’s voice is not what you’d expect.
    By Mia Mercado
  6. olympics 2022
    Sha’Carri Richardson Weighs In on the Olympic Doping Scandal“The only difference I see is I’m a black young lady,” she said in reference to her own suspension for cannabis.
    By Danielle Cohen
  7. the olympics
    The Best Moments From the 2022 Winter Olympics So FarA gold medal for Nathan Chen, a new oily flag bearer, a Jesus Christ Superstar medley, and more.
    By Danielle Cohen
  8. 2022 winter olympics
    5 Skip Jumpers Were Disqualified For Loose Suits — All Were WomenSome athletes are questioning the regulations.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  9. 2022 olympics
    The Best, Weirdest, and Wildest Figure-Skating CostumesJesus, Harley Quinn, and lots of little gloves have made appearances at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
    By Mia Mercado
  10. 2022 winter olympics
    That Olympics Opening Ceremony Was Trippy As HellExtra-long glow sticks? Dancing snowflakes? Am I high??
    By Mia Mercado
  11. 2022 olympics
    New Oily Flag-Bearer AlertNathan Crumpton and his torso are representing American Samoa at the Winter Olympics.
    By Mia Mercado
  12. 2022 olympics
    Shh, No Cheering at the OlympicsNothing says “Go, team” like a room of spectators sitting quietly.
    By Mia Mercado
  13. power
    Suni Lee Says She Was Targeted in a Racist AttackShe said people in a passing car yelled anti-Asian slurs and pepper-sprayed her arm.
    By Danielle Cohen
  14. sports!
    The Best Things We’ve Seen at the Olympics So FarA swim coach horny for gold, teens shredding the skateboarding category, and more.
    By Claire Lampen and Mia Mercado
  15. tokyo olympics
    Belarusian Sprinter Gets Asylum After Abrupt Olympic ExitKrystsina Tsimanouskaya refused to return to Belarus after coaches pulled her from competition without notice.
    By Claire Lampen
  16. hell olympics
    On Top of Everything Else, Tokyo Is Way Too HotYet another reason to regret the 2020 Olympics: Extreme heat is threatening athletes’ health.
    By Claire Lampen
  17. sports!
    The Best TikToks From the OlympicsSo far, Australia is winning the gold in social-media content.
    By Olivia Evans
  18. famous hair
    Give These Braids a Gold MedalNaomi Osaka and her hair are killing it on the court.
    By Erica Smith
  19. sports!
    German Gymnasts Will Wear Whatever They Want, ThanksIn opting for full-length unitards, “We wanted to show that every woman, everybody, should decide what to wear.”
    By Claire Lampen
  20. pictograms
    New Sport Alert!!!The human pictograms portion of the opening ceremony is the best part of the Olympics so far.
    By Claire Lampen
  21. :’)
    Mr. Olympics Has ArrivedPita Taufatofua, Tonga’s hunky shirtless flag-bearer, is back to help open the 2020 Tokyo games.
    By Claire Lampen
  22. sports!
    Will COVID Kill the Mood in the Olympic Village?Pandemic restrictions come for the sexiest event in sports.
    By Claire Lampen
  23. power
    Silence Isn’t NeutralBy banning protests, the Olympics joins the chorus telling athletes to “shut up and dribble.”
    By Claire Lampen
  24. sports!
    Serena Williams Won’t Play at the Tokyo Olympics“I really haven’t thought about it, so I’m going to keep not thinking about it.”
    By Claire Lampen
  25. sports!
    So What’s Going On With the Olympics?All your Tokyo 2020 questions, answered.
    By Claire Lampen
  26. sports!
    Olympics Organizers Hell-Bent on 2021 GamesApparently there is a “real cast-iron will” to see the show go on.
    By Claire Lampen
  27. winter olympics 2018
    18 of Adam Rippon’s Best QuotesThe American figure-skater is easily our most quotable Olympian.
    By Anna Silman
  28. Olympic Gymnast’s Favorite Thing to Do Is Absolutely NothingSame.
    By Anna Silman
  29. men with hair
    The Best Men’s Hair at the Olympics Hair force won.
    By Maggie Lange
  30. figuring it out
    Homeschool, Barfing, and Sequins: 15 Insiders on the World of Figure SkatingTalking to the figure skaters you don’t see on TV. 
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  31. sochi problems
    Shoshi Games Takes Girls’ Shoshanna to the OlympicsIt’s an ode to Zosia Mamet’s glorious facial expressions.
    By Maggie Lange
  32. bathroom talk
    In Sochi, Best Friend Toilets Are Early Breakout Stars of the GamesJust two toilets, side-by-side, swinging for that gold.
    By Maggie Lange
  33. sporty spice
    2014 Sochi Olympic Uniforms Are Doing Too MuchA 100 percent wool eruption of patriotic imagery.
    By Maggie Lange
  34. slideshows
    The Many Messy Buns of Women’s GymnasticsSay goodbye to ultra-tight ponytails and hello to loose, undone buns.
    By Margaret Lyons